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The fact that the Pep/Spain possession era directly inspired Russell Martin to become a manager and inflict his take of this style on british football is enough to have Spain stripped of their World Cup and European Championships in my opinion. It's only fair.

Idah's been here 5 minutes. He still needs GPS to get to the training ground/stadium. I get that he's an irredeemable c*nt for not single-handedly turning us into a purring goal machine in the few minutes he's been here, but maybe give him some time, eh? I'm not a massive fan of the signing if...

Someone made a comment the other day about coaching/recruitment these days being focused more on finding athletes you can coach to play football rather than finding footballers first and foremost, and there might be something to that.

He absolutely should get till the end of the season, but unfortunately, that's not really how it works anymore. Fan and - increasingly - club owner timelines are much shorter than they used to be. There are countless examples of teams looking really ropey in the first few months and slowly...

This isn't the exact stat you're after, but in the same ball park. I can't believe there are actually 3 teams with fewer shots on target than us so far this season: linky

The changes he made last season to push us further up the pitch and be more aggressive on the ball were really effective and noticeable. It's bizarre how this season we've gone back to living in our own half and being ponderous on the ball. It couldn't have ALL been LOB, right?

It's so maddening to see players get played into space, either out wide or (very rarely for us) centrally and as soon as they come up against the slightest resistance, stop, put their foot on the ball and pass back - usually to a defender - and then stroll off like they've done us all a solid. I...

He gives the impression of a coach who thinks he has a lot more time than he likely does, and the team reflects that as well in the way we set up and play. It's slow and waiting for things to come to us rather than playing/partying like it's 1999... I have no idea what the owners have told him...

Bet Sheehan is wishing the club pushed harder to get the LOB deal done. I certainly am. Not saying that putting LOB into this team would magically change everything, but we miss that driving presence in the middle of the park. Stamenic, LOB and a No 10. *sigh*

Just a mess of a game really. Tried a tweak to the formation but the players looked out of sorts in it. Then the mess of a red card, then we're up against it being man down and swapping players around again. Never really got going. More effort in the 2nd half, but again, just a mess of a night...

At half-time we might as well have packed up and gone home. We're showing a bit more intent this half, that's all I'm saying.

Better 2nd half - although that was a pretty low bar to get to. At least it feels like we might get something out of the game now.

Honesty, Yalcouye should just not react, but that is a MEGA DIVE from their player and a soft as shit red card.

You might even be spared the 'Vrabel Special' curse, as if that was going to happen, yesterday's game was as likely as any. The 'Vrabel Special' when he was in Tennessee was to smoke the Chiefs/Packers/Pats/Baltimore etc - usually on the road, and often more than one such result in a row, then...

Good for him. Always liked him because his style of play is to take people on and have a go; something often lacking in players these days. Whether he’s good enough to do it with us in the Championship I don’t know, but he’s shown enough out on loan to have a decent pro career by the looks of it.

Delighted with a point. Howling performance otherwise. We looked lethargic today, game passed us by. You feel we're getting to a crossroads at the moment and the season could go downhill very quickly if we don't get our act together. Toothless going forwards again, players reluctant to attack...

He looks chuffed.

Lived in Auckland for a year. Loved the place. Loved NZ as a whole. Lived in an apartment downtown - walking distance to the harbour and restaurants, bars etc. We'd get the ferry over to Devonport, grab some fish and chips and a bottle of wine, climb to the top of the hill and admire the...

So, this is how I find out Callahan has been binned! I read your post and had to double take. The timing is surprising, but not the sacking itself. Seemed like a dead man walking for a while. Yesterday was back to normal turgid business after the freak win at Arizona. We are just devoid of...

"Mam, are FOSCFA running buses to Kuala Lumpur this year?" (I know FOSCFA's not around anymore, just humour me)